How widespread is crack addiction?
Crack addiction has subsided since the 1980s, but it is still a widespread epidemic. * Almost 4 million Americans have tried crack cocaine at least once in their life. * Nearly half a million people regularly use crack. * Over 600,000 people have used crack in the past month. * Nearly 2.5 percent of high school seniors and nearly 2 percent of 8th and 10th graders have tried crack cocaine at least once. * Over 25 percent of teens say it’s easy for them to get crack.
